While bookkeepers don’t have legally-defined fiduciary duties to their clients, their work is of such central importance to your firm that you shouldn’t be satisfied with anything less. Good bookkeepers will happily deliver results on par with professionals in other fields.
Traits Of A Great Bookkeeper
Financial Discipline
Why Would A Small Law Firm Need a Bookkeeper?
“With a staffing footprint of only a few attorneys why do I need a bookkeeper?” It’s a question I’ve heard a lot over the course of my career. Many lawyers who work in small firms don’t see the benefit of relying on external expertise to keep their books organized. Unfortunately, many of those same lawyers eventually come around to a different way of thinking only after something bad, or even catastrophic, happens with their accounts.